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What Happened Geopolitics took center stage last week as Israel and Iran continued to launch missiles at each other, culminating with the U.S. joining the war with strategic strikes on
Executive Summary Last week, stocks were down and bonds up (price up/yield down). The MSCI Emerging Markets index outperformed the S&P 500 and MSCI EAFE. The best performing sectors in
Executive Summary U.S. stocks closed within ~2% of their all-time highest level since February 2025, lifted by a combination of resilient jobs data and signs of progress in U.S.-China trade
Executive Summary For the month of May, the S&P 500 returned over 6%, its best monthly performance since November 2023. Financial markets have weathered two months of policy-driven volatility, only
Executive Summary Equities, bonds and the dollar all retreated last week amid renewed focus on the U.S. budget deficit and rising debt. Fresh tariff threats were also a reminder that
Executive Summary The 30-year Treasury bond yield rose above 5.00% on an intra-day basis 5/19.25 – which is close to 2023’s cyclical high, triggered, in part, by a weak Treasury
Executive Summary Last week, the markets closed on a cautious note, with both stocks and bonds fluctuating amid anticipation of renewed trade negotiations between the world’s two largest economies. Investors
Equities The S&P 500 returned +2.9% to complete a stunning rebound and recover all losses since “Liberation Day” (April 2). News of increased diplomacy with China on trade, and a
Executive Summary The “soft” negative survey data has yet to show up in the “hard” economic data. The U.S. Market preliminary manufacturing PMI came in above estimates at 50.7. The
